Place of birth | Armidale New South Wales |
School | Gravel Hill State School, Bendigo; and Higher Grade School |
Other training | Salford Technical School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Rupanyup, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, Francis Brewster, Lambert Grove, East Kilda, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He wanted to enlist when war broke out but was facing the drought of 1914. With govt. assistance to save his horses he put in a new crop and was able to repay his debts. He then enlisted, trained at RMC Duntroon and left Australia as a Lieutenant in October 1916. He spent 2 weeks on Salisbury Plain, then went to France, where he was slightly wounded in the Battle of Bullecourt, was Mentioned in Despatches, and was subsequently awarded the Military Cross. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 29 |
Place of burial | Sanctuary Wood Cemetery (Plot III, Row J, Grave No. 10), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Fanny BREWSTER. Born at Grafton, New South Wales |
Medals |
Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal |